15 Resurrected Video Game Franchises That Should Stay Dead

13. Rock Band

The Originals: 2007's Rock Band fast established itself as the natural evolution of Guitar Hero, introducing drums and singing to the mix, leading to several hit spin-offs (namely The Beatles: Rock Band) and two sequels. Sadly, though, 2010's Rock Band 3 slit its own throat by trying to transition from plastic guitars to teaching actual guitar playing, and the game was a colossal sales bomb despite solid reviews. The Resurrection: Rock Band 4 hit stores earlier this month, breaking the series' 5-year hiatus and hoping to bring popularity back to the defunct rhythm game genre. Though it was certainly a warm return and the backwards compatibility with legacy hardware proved a major plus, the soundtrack was massively underwhelming and the lack of an online multiplayer mode was beyond criminal. Why It Needs To Stay Dead: There's just not much proof in RB4 that the series needed another full retail game. If Harmonix really wanted to prove they didn't want to rip gamers off, they could've just released the current-gen Rock Band client as a cheap digital download or even just charged players for the 65 new songs as DLC instead. Harmonix have already said that they won't be releasing another RB game this generation, but does the series ever really need a new title? The visual style and gameplay are so basic that the game could easily live on through DLC for years and years without charging gamers for another retail version.